Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing biological and medicinal products; (2) processing (i.e., grading, grinding, and milling) botanical drugs and herbs; (3) isolating active medicinal principals from botanical drugs and herbs; and (4) manufacturing pharmaceutical products intended for internal and external consumption in such forms as ampoules, tablets, capsules, vials, ointments, powders, solutions, and suspensions.
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Occupations
in Demand for Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing |
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 |
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 |
 |
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| Packaging & Filling Machine Operators | 410 |
-9.0% |
200 |
200 |
Short-term
on-the-job
training |
|
| Chemists | $56,738 |
80 |
7.3% |
30 |
40 |
Bachelor's
degree |
| Medical Scientists | $55,931 |
90 |
33.5% |
ND |
ND |
Doctoral
degree |
| Biological Technicians | $29,521 |
30 |
5.3% |
10 |
10 |
Associate
degree |
| Inspectors & Testers (Quality Control) | 220 |
6.8% |
200 |
260 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
|
| Mixing & Blending Machine Setters | $23,371 |
20 |
-1.1% |
70 |
70 |
Moderate
on-the-job training |
| Chemical Equipment Operators | $32,698 |
10 |
8.6% |
10 |
13 |
Moderate
on-the-job training |
| First-line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers | 550 |
9.3% |
340 |
492 |
Related
work experience |
|
| Sales Representatives (Mfg. & Services) | 660 |
9.4% |
420 |
627 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
|
| Separating, Clarifying, Filtering & Still Machine Operators | $28,772 |
40 |
33.3% |
40 |
77 |
Moderate
on-the-job training |
| General Maintenance & Repair Workers | 410 |
7.9% |
300 |
422 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
|
| Exec. Secretaries & Admin. Assistants | $32,508 |
480 |
6.1% |
170 |
224 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
| Secretaries, Exc. Legal, Medical & Exec. | $31,048 |
240 |
-9.4% |
170 |
170 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
| Chemical Technicians | $25,813 |
180 |
5.4% |
20 |
24 |
Associate
degree |
| Precision Assemblers & Fabricators (incl. Electrical & Electronic Equip.) | 1,220 |
8.2% |
700 |
876 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
|
| Laborers and Freight & Stock Movers | 900 |
-1.5% |
710 |
710 |
Short-term
on-the-job
training |
|
| Natural Sciences Managers | $73,174 |
30 |
13.8% |
10 |
18 |
Bachelor's
or higher degree |
| General & Operations Managers | $64,107 |
760 |
11.3% |
390 |
622 |
Bachelor's
or higher degree |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $53,061 |
100 |
44.0% |
20 |
93 |
Bachelor's
degree |
| Industrial Production Managers | $75,401 |
140 |
7.6% |
60 |
82 |
Related
work experience |
| Biochemists & Biophysicists | $50,835 |
70 |
ND |
ND |
ND |
Doctoral
degree |
| Packers & Packagers, Hand | 360 |
8.3% |
340 |
492 |
Short-term
on-the-job
training |
|
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 260 |
13.6% |
160 |
266 |
Long-term
on-the-job
training |
|
| Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks | 300 |
5.4% |
190 |
239 |
Short-term
on-the-job
training |
|
| Source:
Minnesota Dept.
of Employment & Economic Development |
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